I love it too! I took 3 pronghorn with it this season. The PRC is a beautiful round. I took a doe pronghorn at 320 yards. I used Berger Classic Hunter. She dropped and had a hole clean through the size of my fist. Clean ethical shot. This caliber is amazing. High velocity in a short action... means less weight and more ammo you can carry! Thanks for the comment!
@@werinogaitnas899 I'm currently about to buy my first rifle, and although it wont be anything this magnificent, I'm still pretty pumped. Been torn between the prc and the creedmoor, so you'd say prc over creedmoor?
@@TonyStark-pi3vc Your choice will depend on weather you reload or not. There are more ammo choices for the Creedmoor at the moment...however... with the continual popularity of the PRC more manufacturers will be making more and more ammo for the PRC. I reload so I can make target rounds for about half the cost of factory. Reloading is so amazing. The PRC is superior to the Creedmoor in many ways IMHO. It has between 200 and 400 fps difference. It's big enough to be used as an elk gun but small enough to be in a short action rifle. With a suppressor or muzzle brake the kick is less than a 308. I love it. There will be more kick than a Creedmoor but not by much.
From the owner of a 6.5 CM Ruger Precision Rifle I can say "VERY nice rifle" from Christensen. Love the features and the way the stock folds to capture the bolt handle. I'm getting a Browning X-Bolt Pro in 6.5 PRC for western hunting since I live in Nevada. Great to see the cartridge's excellent inherent accuracy demonstrated here. Good shootin'!
Thank you for the comment! I love this rifle. I'm looking at a Browning X bolt in 308 possibly. Great rifle... Love the 6.5 PRC cartridge.. It's the best caliber nobody's heard of...
After a year of ownership are you still as stoked about this gun? Has that carbon fiber handguard held up? I’m looking for a new rifle in 300 PRC and this is one of the top contenders.
I just bought this rifle and an omega 300!!! Hope your still enjoying it! I'll go through your vids hopefully you got some of you shooting it suppressed!
MPR forum that this guns drift its shot when it is hot and shot in succession. christensen arms have good customer service and end up fixing. Very nice gun. thanks for the video.
Very nice tactical rifle chambered in a great new long range cartridge. If this rifle had a 3 lug bolt I'd likely sell my 6.5 CM Ruger Precision Rifle and get this SA rifle in 6.5 CM, not 6.5 PRC. This is because the 6.5 PRC has too much recoil for competition. I appreciate lightening features like carbon fiber wrapped barrel and spiral fluted bolt and bolt handle for weight reduction. I have the bolt fluting on my Browning X-Bolt Pro plus a carbon fiber traditional style stock.
if you do more reserve you'll find out in the competition world, PRC is toe to toe with the 6.5X284, which is consider the best caliber for long ranch shooting. That's with better barrel longevity.
Berger makes bullets that are designed to jump so you can save the barrel from burning out the thought. When you start out so far you have no room to chase the throat wear.
i have the ELR in .308, its absolute fab !!! wan that one too !!! considering the price of the MPR and what ya get its a steel compared to other rifles, cheers from germany
Thank you. Exactly what I wanted to hear as this is my next rifle. Held off on getting the Creedmore as I wanted the PRC. Guessing you didn't have a chance to test other powders? Is the Alliance 26 the optimum for this caliber?
Alliance 26 is hands down the best powder. Alliant 25 is a close second but 26 allows for the best burn rates and highest velocities. I just took 2 pronghorn with this rifle earlier this month. Let me know if you have any more questions...
147gr eld has about a 3050fps velocity in my 26 in barrel. supersonic out to nearly 2000 yards. The 143eld is about 3100 fps and supersonic out to about 1900 yards...according to my ballistics ap. the 147 has about a 700 bc.
That's better than advertised! The only thing I wished was different about this rifle was the barrel length. It comes in a 26 inch length for the 300 WM but not PRC. That's ok though because I'm slapping a Silencerco Omega on it for a few more fps...
Supersonic to 1200 yards? I guess it’s not a false statement, but I think he could add another 700 yards to that and he still would not be lying. That gun is too pretty to shoot.
Hi , i have the CA ELR in 308, recoil is a peace of cake thanks to that awesome slayer brake, should be even lett with the 6 prc or 6.5 creed, i just ordered a MPR in 6.5 and i crazy excited to shoot it at longer distance unfortunately i just have a 300m range here in germany, for any longer i need to drive at leas 5 hours. cheers from germany
I am just getting into the long range and was planning to order this rifle in 6.5 creedmoor. Your video makes a great point about PRC, but here is a question... 1 round of 6.5 creedmoor is .50 and PRC is 1.5. Would it make more sense for me to still do creedmoor for few years and then go to PRC?
@@werinogaitnas899 after some thought went with 6.5CM and in the owners manual page 6 it says that use of reloaded or hand loaded voids warranty. Just an FYI
Medved Wanders Who did but your gun from...? Reload, just do it. You’ll save enough money in 5 years just from reloading that you can buy a new rifle! Also... how would they know? They won’t. They only say that because they don’t want someone reloading using crappy brass, bullets, primers and powders... reload using the best of each...
Actually the 6.5 PRC stays supersonic beyond a mile and the Leupold 8.5 to 25 power scope it’s a bad choice for a Hunting the bottom end it’s not wide enough for close-up shots or moving game ok for long range I’ve used it on a couple 1000 yards F class matches it worked OK what you would expect for the $1000 price point the best thing about Leupold They are lightweight Optics
I disagree. It’s a bad choice for hunting what? You obviously wouldn’t use the 8.5x25 for anything other than long range or pronghorn. I’ve taken 3 pronghorn with this setup in the last two years and couldn’t be more happy. You pick and choose rifles and optics based on the game you’re hunting. It’s not the best choice for deer or elk... why? Because the average distance for most North American game is between 100 and 300 yards/meters MAX! I can tell you, if I had a lower powered scope for pronghorn I’d be meatless. It’s not the best scope for super long range distance matches, of course not! Schmidt and Bender, Nightforce... many more. Leupold is hands down, the best all around scope for hunting due to its crystal clear glass, light weight, low parallax and durability... in my opinion. What else do you need to hit an elk at 355 yards or drop a pronghorn at 700...? NOTHING...
With the weight of the gun i think it would be nice in 22 inches with a suppressor hugging close to the handguard. CA likes to make harmonics are rigid as possible with their CF barrels so it would pair well with a 22 inch which(shorter barrels) will whip less.
There is 16 inch 308 which is great length for a suppressor. Perhaps since it uses a standard 700 remington chassis I can just replace it with a short 6.5 creedmoor barrel. I lose roughly 200 FPS from 26 inches but I believe it is no biggie under 800 yards. There is also different size handguards depending on the caliber. One is their 17 inch handguard and other is their shorter 14 inch handguard.
Hi, great looking gun, I had a hold on one of these at the NEC in Birmingham UK. How much does your gun weigh ? all together scope, bi pod, with its mag in ?
@@werinogaitnas899 I have read that they start at just 7lbs? this seems unreal... I weighed my PCP air rifle today, Its scoped with an Atlas Bi pod, that weighs 9.4lbs. Are they really lighter than and Air Rifle? even when scoped...
@@PRESTIGEANDCLASSIC Yes! It is VERY light for a larger caliber rifle. This rifle is still considered a "short action" rifle, which means it could potentially be constructed in a semiautomic platform. The reason is costs what it does is because it is so light! It's aerograde carbon fiber, including the barrel... very light. Highly recommended. Also keeps the barrel cooler...
Few questions can i put cadex muzzle break on, how is the grouping afther 10 shots (i heard that the barrell gets pretty warm and starts to spray the groups afther 5+ shots in a row), and how good is 6.5PRC at long ranfe big game?
I've put about 200 rounds through so far and the groups are still excellent. This isn't the rifle you want if you're going for 10 shots quickly... Get an AR10 in 6.5 Creedmoor if that's the case. This is for long range precision shooting and hunting... in terms of the big game capabilities... the 6.5 PRC is good for everything in North America. This has a lot of foot pounds even out to long distances. This has the same foot pounds as a 300 Win Mag at 1000. This is just my opinion but I'd say white tail out to 1200, muleys out to 1000, elk out to 800 and moose out to 600. Of course shot placement is everything. This is from everything I've read and know about this cartridge.
Werin Ogaitnas if rifle starts to lose accuracy and shifting/spreading groups after 10-30 quick shots its not worth 2500... Hell even 400$ doesent do that.
@@kristijanmedved6066 It has a match grade, sub moa barrel. You're only going to speed up the barrel aging process by shooting this way.... with any barrel. I'm sure the barrel is fine after 10 quick shots otherwise they wouldn't be in business. Either way that's not what I'm using this gun for. This is my 1000 yard rifle and my one shot and drop an elk rifle... Its like getting a nice car and driving the fuck out of it! Sure you can do it but over time the engine will need replacing... Is a proven fact that when you rapid fire the throat wears faster from heat.
@@troymayo I'm guessing about 7.5 lbs. I'm not sure the weight. I was wrong about the weight... 16 inches would be 6.9 lbs and the 27 inch barrel would be 8.4 lbs. The PRC comes with 24 inch barrel.
It would be a great competition rifle but THE BOLT DOES NOT LOCK! Understandable in a much less expensive Ruger Precision Rifle but not for the price Christensen wants.
The bolt should lock with the safety on incase you were in a strange shooting station (say a pile of tractor tires during a PRS competition) and the position shifted just before you were ready to fire. Then you could put the safe on, go to a new position without fear the bolt could be bumped open and your cartridge lost. Yeah, my Ruger Precision Rifle, like all Ruger American rifles, does NOT have a locking bolt. Not good.
This is a goddamned work of art. I need this.
I love it too! I took 3 pronghorn with it this season. The PRC is a beautiful round. I took a doe pronghorn at 320 yards. I used Berger Classic Hunter. She dropped and had a hole clean through the size of my fist. Clean ethical shot. This caliber is amazing. High velocity in a short action... means less weight and more ammo you can carry! Thanks for the comment!
@@werinogaitnas899 I'm currently about to buy my first rifle, and although it wont be anything this magnificent, I'm still pretty pumped. Been torn between the prc and the creedmoor, so you'd say prc over creedmoor?
@@TonyStark-pi3vc Your choice will depend on weather you reload or not. There are more ammo choices for the Creedmoor at the moment...however... with the continual popularity of the PRC more manufacturers will be making more and more ammo for the PRC. I reload so I can make target rounds for about half the cost of factory. Reloading is so amazing. The PRC is superior to the Creedmoor in many ways IMHO. It has between 200 and 400 fps difference. It's big enough to be used as an elk gun but small enough to be in a short action rifle. With a suppressor or muzzle brake the kick is less than a 308. I love it. There will be more kick than a Creedmoor but not by much.
@@werinogaitnas899 Thank you, really appreciate the info!
@@TonyStark-pi3vc No problem.
From the owner of a 6.5 CM Ruger Precision Rifle I can say "VERY nice rifle" from Christensen. Love the features and the way the stock folds to capture the bolt handle.
I'm getting a Browning X-Bolt Pro in 6.5 PRC for western hunting since I live in Nevada. Great to see the cartridge's excellent inherent accuracy demonstrated here. Good shootin'!
Thank you for the comment! I love this rifle. I'm looking at a Browning X bolt in 308 possibly. Great rifle... Love the 6.5 PRC cartridge.. It's the best caliber nobody's heard of...
After a year of ownership are you still as stoked about this gun? Has that carbon fiber handguard held up? I’m looking for a new rifle in 300 PRC and this is one of the top contenders.
Sweet set up!
Saving money to purchase one
I just got my Suppressor! Woooooot!
I just bought this rifle and an omega 300!!! Hope your still enjoying it! I'll go through your vids hopefully you got some of you shooting it suppressed!
MPR forum that this guns drift its shot when it is hot and shot in succession. christensen arms have good customer service and end up fixing. Very nice gun. thanks for the video.
Very nice tactical rifle chambered in a great new long range cartridge. If this rifle had a 3 lug bolt I'd likely sell my 6.5 CM Ruger Precision Rifle and get this SA rifle in 6.5 CM, not 6.5 PRC. This is because the 6.5 PRC has too much recoil for competition.
I appreciate lightening features like carbon fiber wrapped barrel and spiral fluted bolt and bolt handle for weight reduction. I have the bolt fluting on my Browning X-Bolt Pro plus a carbon fiber traditional style stock.
if you do more reserve you'll find out in the competition world, PRC is toe to toe with the 6.5X284, which is consider the best caliber for long ranch shooting. That's with better barrel longevity.
Someday this will be mine.
Berger makes bullets that are designed to jump so you can save the barrel from burning out the thought. When you start out so far you have no room to chase the throat wear.
Wait... can you elaborate please...
i have the ELR in .308, its absolute fab !!! wan that one too !!! considering the price of the MPR and what ya get its a steel compared to other rifles, cheers from germany
Thank you. Exactly what I wanted to hear as this is my next rifle. Held off on getting the Creedmore as I wanted the PRC. Guessing you didn't have a chance to test other powders? Is the Alliance 26 the optimum for this caliber?
Alliance 26 is hands down the best powder. Alliant 25 is a close second but 26 allows for the best burn rates and highest velocities. I just took 2 pronghorn with this rifle earlier this month. Let me know if you have any more questions...
If you're interested Google Hornadys 6.5 PRC reloading chart...👍
147gr eld has about a 3050fps velocity in my 26 in barrel. supersonic out to nearly 2000 yards. The 143eld is about 3100 fps and supersonic out to about 1900 yards...according to my ballistics ap. the 147 has about a 700 bc.
That's better than advertised! The only thing I wished was different about this rifle was the barrel length. It comes in a 26 inch length for the 300 WM but not PRC. That's ok though because I'm slapping a Silencerco Omega on it for a few more fps...
Just curous... what company did you get your rifle or barrel from?
What ring height did you go with using the 50mm ?
I just ordered a MK 4 Leupold with 50mm Obj for my MPR ?
With the rifle being light, does it recoil a lot? Can you shoot this all days at the range?
Supersonic to 1200 yards? I guess it’s not a false statement, but I think he could add another 700 yards to that and he still would not be lying. That gun is too pretty to shoot.
Hi , i have the CA ELR in 308, recoil is a peace of cake thanks to that awesome slayer brake, should be even lett with the 6 prc or 6.5 creed, i just ordered a MPR in 6.5 and i crazy excited to shoot it at longer distance unfortunately i just have a 300m range here in germany, for any longer i need to drive at leas 5 hours. cheers from germany
I am just getting into the long range and was planning to order this rifle in 6.5 creedmoor. Your video makes a great point about PRC, but here is a question... 1 round of 6.5 creedmoor is .50 and PRC is 1.5. Would it make more sense for me to still do creedmoor for few years and then go to PRC?
I highly suggest you reload...
@@werinogaitnas899 after some thought went with 6.5CM and in the owners manual page 6 it says that use of reloaded or hand loaded voids warranty. Just an FYI
Medved Wanders Who did but your gun from...? Reload, just do it. You’ll save enough money in 5 years just from reloading that you can buy a new rifle! Also... how would they know? They won’t. They only say that because they don’t want someone reloading using crappy brass, bullets, primers and powders... reload using the best of each...
Actually the 6.5 PRC stays supersonic beyond a mile and the Leupold 8.5 to 25 power scope it’s a bad choice for a Hunting the bottom end it’s not wide enough for close-up shots or moving game ok for long range I’ve used it on a couple 1000 yards F class matches it worked OK what you would expect for the $1000 price point the best thing about Leupold They are lightweight Optics
I disagree. It’s a bad choice for hunting what? You obviously wouldn’t use the 8.5x25 for anything other than long range or pronghorn. I’ve taken 3 pronghorn with this setup in the last two years and couldn’t be more happy. You pick and choose rifles and optics based on the game you’re hunting. It’s not the best choice for deer or elk... why? Because the average distance for most North American game is between 100 and 300 yards/meters MAX! I can tell you, if I had a lower powered scope for pronghorn I’d be meatless. It’s not the best scope for super long range distance matches, of course not! Schmidt and Bender, Nightforce... many more. Leupold is hands down, the best all around scope for hunting due to its crystal clear glass, light weight, low parallax and durability... in my opinion. What else do you need to hit an elk at 355 yards or drop a pronghorn at 700...? NOTHING...
What scope was that
With the weight of the gun i think it would be nice in 22 inches with a suppressor hugging close to the handguard. CA likes to make harmonics are rigid as possible with their CF barrels so it would pair well with a 22 inch which(shorter barrels) will whip less.
I think the 308 comes in 22 inch. I wouldn't trade those two inches for the PRC though. Might be the difference in 100 fps.
There is 16 inch 308 which is great length for a suppressor. Perhaps since it uses a standard 700 remington chassis I can just replace it with a short 6.5 creedmoor barrel. I lose roughly 200 FPS from 26 inches but I believe it is no biggie under 800 yards. There is also different size handguards depending on the caliber. One is their 17 inch handguard and other is their shorter 14 inch handguard.
I’m getting the ruger precision in the 6.5prc
6.5 PRC is legit. I love this caliber. Have fun hitting steel out too and PAST 1000!
Hi, great looking gun, I had a hold on one of these at the NEC in Birmingham UK. How much does your gun weigh ? all together scope, bi pod, with its mag in ?
I haven't weighed it yet. It's less than my DPMS G2 Hunter in .308... I'll weigh it sometime...
@@werinogaitnas899 I have read that they start at just 7lbs? this seems unreal... I weighed my PCP air rifle today, Its scoped with an Atlas Bi pod, that weighs 9.4lbs. Are they really lighter than and Air Rifle? even when scoped...
@@PRESTIGEANDCLASSIC Yes! It is VERY light for a larger caliber rifle. This rifle is still considered a "short action" rifle, which means it could potentially be constructed in a semiautomic platform. The reason is costs what it does is because it is so light! It's aerograde carbon fiber, including the barrel... very light. Highly recommended. Also keeps the barrel cooler...
Sweet
Few questions can i put cadex muzzle break on, how is the grouping afther 10 shots (i heard that the barrell gets pretty warm and starts to spray the groups afther 5+ shots in a row), and how good is 6.5PRC at long ranfe big game?
I've put about 200 rounds through so far and the groups are still excellent. This isn't the rifle you want if you're going for 10 shots quickly... Get an AR10 in 6.5 Creedmoor if that's the case. This is for long range precision shooting and hunting... in terms of the big game capabilities... the 6.5 PRC is good for everything in North America. This has a lot of foot pounds even out to long distances. This has the same foot pounds as a 300 Win Mag at 1000. This is just my opinion but I'd say white tail out to 1200, muleys out to 1000, elk out to 800 and moose out to 600. Of course shot placement is everything. This is from everything I've read and know about this cartridge.
Werin Ogaitnas if rifle starts to lose accuracy and shifting/spreading groups after 10-30 quick shots its not worth 2500... Hell even 400$ doesent do that.
@@kristijanmedved6066 It has a match grade, sub moa barrel. You're only going to speed up the barrel aging process by shooting this way.... with any barrel. I'm sure the barrel is fine after 10 quick shots otherwise they wouldn't be in business. Either way that's not what I'm using this gun for. This is my 1000 yard rifle and my one shot and drop an elk rifle... Its like getting a nice car and driving the fuck out of it! Sure you can do it but over time the engine will need replacing... Is a proven fact that when you rapid fire the throat wears faster from heat.
overall and folded length?
Are those standard AI mags or are they the Accurate mag WSM mags?
They say 300 wsm but they're exactly like the AICS 7 rounders I got. The one with 300 wsm on it came with the gun, holds 4.
@@werinogaitnas899 Thanks. I'm about to have a rifle built in 6.5 PRC and I'm not sure exactly which mags to buy
@@raider5231 if you choose rem 700, any AICS will do
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what kind of aics mag does it takes?
300 wsm...
@@werinogaitnas899 Looks like Im gona have to order me a couple aics 300 wsm mag, thanks alot :)
@@fmoua31 You got a PRC? You'll love it man. You'll reach out a little further than those smug 6.5 creedmoor owners 😉
What's it weigh out of the box?
6.9 to 8.4 lbs depending on your caliber and barrel length... I think the barrels range from 22 to 26 inches in length...
@@werinogaitnas899 asking about yours specifically, I'm looking at getting the 6.5 PRC also.
@@troymayo I'm guessing about 7.5 lbs. I'm not sure the weight. I was wrong about the weight... 16 inches would be 6.9 lbs and the 27 inch barrel would be 8.4 lbs. The PRC comes with 24 inch barrel.
Might be closer to 8.
Sportsman's Warehouse shows 7.8 lb. for the 24" 6.5 PRC
It would be a great competition rifle but THE BOLT DOES NOT LOCK! Understandable in a much less expensive Ruger Precision Rifle but not for the price Christensen wants.
You mean in you rack then put the safety on?
The bolt should lock with the safety on incase you were in a strange shooting station (say a pile of tractor tires during a PRS competition) and the position shifted just before you were ready to fire. Then you could put the safe on, go to a new position without fear the bolt could be bumped open and your cartridge lost.
Yeah, my Ruger Precision Rifle, like all Ruger American rifles, does NOT have a locking bolt. Not good.
Good video. Turn the vignette off.
That's what this video was... a description.
@@werinogaitnas899 vignette - a small illustration or portrait photograph which fades into its background without a definite border.
@@PaulPeckham Gotcha...